Window-shade fixture



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- A. SICHMACKEARS.

WINDOW SHADE FIXTURE. Nok29v4,278. 'Patented Feb.. 26, 1884.

UNrTEn STATES PATENT -OFFIcng ANTON soHMAcKERs, or BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE".`

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,278,7dated February 26, `18.84.

Application led December-4,1883. (1\1'0 modelv To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, ANTON ScHMAcKERs,a citizen of the United States, residing at-Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, hve invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Window-Shade FiX- tures and I do declare the following to be al reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a face View of a window, showing my invention applied, p Fig. 2 is a longitudinal4 sectional view of the saine, taken on the lines x x of Fig. l.. Fig. 3 isa transverse sectional.

View taken on the lines g/ gj of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4L is a ldetail sectional view taken on the lines z zof Fig. 1.

This invention has relation to window-shade xtures; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim appended.

Referring -by letter to the laccompanying drawings, a designates the window-frame, and b and b the upper and lower window-sashes. To the upper half of the window-frame a are secured two racks, c c, which are T form in cross-section, the stem el of the T being the ings f f at its ends, for the well-known springportion of the racks next to the window-frame a. These racks c c are about equal in length to the length of the upper window-sash, b, and

are securedto the windowranie parallel with and a short distance from its inner edges, as shown.

To a cross-strip, e, which carries the castroller for window-shades, is secured near each end a shouldered grooved bracket, g. The

cross-strip e rests on the shoulders l1, h of the brackets, and the latter are secured through s their upper ends,by screws or otherwise,fto the front side of the cross-strip e. The rear or shouldered portions, h h, of the brackets g g are provided with vertical grooves t' t', vwhich are T form in cross-section, to receive the racks c c. The front faces of the brackets c c are pro- 'oted dogs 19 j). hole, g, for the pivot-pins o o. To place these vided with grooves 7c 7c,which are rectangular inl cross-section, and deepen gradually from a point in line with the shoulders h h to their lower ends. In the upper portions of these grooves 7c k arev secured curved dat springs Z l, the curves being outward when the springs are unconned. The walls mm of the grooves k 7c have holes a a near their front lower edges for the reception of the journals o o of the piv- These dogs p p have each a dogs in position the springs Z Z must be cornpressed within the grooves lc k, the holes in the dogs p p brought in line with the holes in the walls of the grooves, and the pins o inserted. The dogs p p are provided with handles rr, by which to raise and lower the brackets, crossstrip, and consequently the window# shade when in place'. Stops s s are provided below the racks c c at their inner flanges, to prevent the brackets from being pulled off from the racks from below. The bracketsV are placed on the racks from above.. By this arrangement the curtain or shade can be lowered to admit light and air from above, or light only, if desired; and the space for its or their admissionV may be varied to suit the convenience of the occupants of the room. To accomplishthis it is only necessary to pull the handles away from the window-fralneto release the dogs from the teeth on which they are resting, and

push up or pull down on the handles to change the location of the brackets.

Having thus 4fully described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl v v In a Window-shade xture,the combination, with the window-frame having a pair of vertical racks on its face along the vertical edges of l its upper half, of the grooved and shouldered brackets having springs in their front grooves, and dogs with operating-handles pivoted in said grooves, said brackets being se-' cured at their upper ends to a cross-strip for carrying the castings for the shade-roller, substantially as' specied.

A ,v ANTON SCHMACKERS. lVitnesses B. M.ALLEN, H. ScHALGE.- 

